Construction work to close Orchard Road in State College
7/19/19
Orchard Road in State College will be closed for two weeks beginning on Monday, July 22, for stormwater upgrades.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Orchard Road in State College will be closed for two weeks beginning on Monday, July 22, for stormwater upgrades.
As the construction on Route 322/Potters Mills Gap project continues, drivers heading west on Route 322 will be detoured starting July 15 to allow crews to pave the western end of the project.
PennDOT has issued an update on the North Atherton Street project, which will include turning off the pedestrian signal at Park Avenue and North Atherton Street on July 1. Pedestrians will be detoured to cross Atherton at Curtin Road.
PennDOT is alerting motorists of possible longer delays along U.S. Route 322 through Potters Mills from June 17 to 28 as part of the Potters Mills Gap Transportation Project. Delays could be lengthy due to traffic volumes and drivers should consider alternate routes.
In tandem with the previously announced expansion of fee hours at the East, HUB, and Nittany parking decks, select parking areas at Penn State’s University Park campus will be reserved for permit holders 24 hours a day, seven days a week, beginning July 1.
Transportation Services will begin accepting online applications for the 2019-20 RIDEpass reduced-fare mass transit program beginning Saturday, June 15.
Transportation Services has announced parking information for Penn State commencement ceremonies to be held at University Park from Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 5.
Several roads, including Park Avenue from Bigler Road to University Drive, will be closed on Friday, April 26, for the Movin’ On concert at the IM Fields near East Halls on the University Park campus. The closures will begin at 3:30 p.m. and last until approximately 11:30 p.m.
Three parking decks at Penn State’s University Park campus — East, HUB and Nittany — will expand their fee hours to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, effective July 1. This change will affect non-permitted visitors only, as faculty, staff and students who hold a valid campus parking permit will continue to be able to park in these decks for no charge during evening and weekend hours.
Penn State Transportation Services has announced student parking registration at University Park campus for summer 2019.
PennDOT is issuing a mid-March update for its North Atherton Street project in State College. Waterline work near the North Atherton Street and Park Avenue intersection is expected to create lengthy traffic delays.
Due to rising operating costs, a monthly fee increase is coming for the 2019-20 RIDEpass program, effective July 1. RIDEpass permits will cost $21 per month, up from the current $15. RIDEpass is a reduced-fare, mass transit program coordinated by Transportation Services available for Penn State faculty, staff, and graduate students on CATA bus routes.
Transportation Services is partnering with Bike Index to offer a new and improved bicycle registration platform for the Penn State and Centre Region community.
An aerial lift will cause partial sidewalk closures at Old Main from March 4-7. The lift will provide access for crews completing preconstruction investigative work involving Old Main's bell tower.
The Office of Physical Plant has declared a "Midnight Clear" for snow removal through Monday morning, March 4, between midnight and 7 a.m. each day. During these times, parking will be prohibited at all faculty/staff surface parking lots on campus, including Innovation Park, from midnight through 7 a.m.